Complete Test Bank for Emergency Care, 14th Edition by Daniel J. Limmer, Michael F. O'Keefe, Harvey T. Grant, Bob Murray, J. David Bergeron, Edward T. Dickinson ; ISBN13: 9780136873242...(Full Chapters included and organized in reverse order from C

EMERGENCYCARE14TH b b b




EDITION BY DANIEL b b




LIMMER, MICHAEL F. b b




O'KEEFEANDEDWARDT.
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DICKINSON TEST BANK
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(LATEST REVISED AND b b




ANSWEREDVERIFIED BY b b




EXPERTTUTOR2023/2024) b b




1) Whichofthefollowingreferstoaprogramorprocessforevaluatingand
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VimprovingtheeffectivenessofanEMSsystem?
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A) Qualityimprovement

,B) Systemeffectivenessmanagement
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C) ProcessImprovementPlan (PIP) b b




D) Totalqualitysystem-A)CORRECT.Qualityimprovement (QI)consistsof
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V continuousself-reviewwiththepurposeofidentifyingaspectsoftheEMS V




Vsystemthatrequireimprovement,withsubsequentactionplanstomake V V V




Vsubsequent
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B) INCORRECT.Systemeffectivenessmanagementdoesnotrefertoa b




V programofevaluatingandimprovinganEMSsystem. V V




C) INCORRECT. A program or process for evaluating and improving the
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effectiveness of an EMS system is not referred to as a Process Improvement
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Program.
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D) INCORRECT. Theterm"totalqualitysystem" does not refer to aprogram for
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VimprovingtheeffectivenessofEMSsystems. V V




2) Whichofthefollowing groupsiscreditedwithdevelopingtheearliest
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Vdocumentedemergencymedicalservice?
A) TheSpanish
B) TheEgyptians
C) TheMayans
D) The French-Explanation:A) INCORRECT. TheSpanish didnotdevelopthe
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firstdocumentedemergencymedicalservice; the French did inthe1700s.B)
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INCORRECT.Althoughknownforprogressintechnicalareas,theEgyptianswerenot
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responsibleforthefirstdocumentedemergencymedicalservice. In1790,theFrench
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firstbegantransportingwoundedsoldiersawayfrombattlefieldsandto
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waitingmedicalcare.
C) INCORRECT.Theearliestdocumentedemergencymedicalservicewasin
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Francein1790,nearlyathousand yearsaftertheMayancivilizationdisappeared.
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,D) CORRECT.Theearliestdocumentedemergencymedicalservicewasin1790 b




whentheFrenchbegantransportingwoundedsoldiersfromthescenesof
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battletowaitingphysicians.
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3) In1966theNationalHighwaySafetyActchargedwhich ofthe following b




Vagencieswiththedevelopmentofemergencymedicalservicestandards?
A) U.S.DepartmentofTransportation
B) U.S.Department oftheInterior b




C) U.S.Department ofHealth Services b b




D) U.S. Department of Homeland Security- Explanation:A) CORRECT. In
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1966 the National Highway SafetyActchargedthe United States Departmentof
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Transportation(DOT)withdevelopingEMSstandardsandassistingthestates to
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upgradethequalityoftheirprehospitalemergencycare.
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B) INCORRECT.TheU.S. Departmentofthe Interioris chargedwiththe V V V V V V




managementandconservationoffederalland andthecountry'snaturalresources.The
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Department ofTransportation was charged with developingEMSstandards.
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C) INCORRECT.AlthoughtheU.S.DepartmentofHealthandHuman b b




Servicesischargedwithprotecting the healthofallAmericans,theUnitedStates
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Department ofTransportationwasassignedthetaskofdevelopingemergency
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medicalservicestandards.
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D) INCORRECT.Althoughthe U.S.Department ofHomeland Security is V V V V V V V




taskedwithprotectingthenationfromthreats,it wasestablishedin2002anddidnot
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exist in 1966.ItwastheU.S.DepartmentofTransportationthat wascharged with
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developingEMSstandards.
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4) Which ofthe followingagenciesisresponsibleforestablishingEMSsystem
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assessmentprograms?
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A) Department ofHealth andHuman Services(HHS) b b V b




B) NationalTransportationSafetyBoard(NTSB)
C) NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA) b




D) UnitedStatesHealthServicesAgency(HSA)-Explanation:A)INCORRECT.The V




DepartmentofHealthand Human Services(HHS)isnotresponsiblefor EMS
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systemassessmentprograms.
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B) INCORRECT.TheNationalTransportationSafetyBoard(NTSB)doesnot
establishEMSsystemassessmentprograms.
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, C) CORRECT.TheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)
TechnicalAssistanceProgramhasestablishedassessmentprogramswithset standards
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VforEMSsystems.
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D) INCORRECT.TheUnitedStatesDepartmentofHealthandHumanServiceshas b V




VnooversightofEMSsystems.
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5) Centralizedcoordinationofemergencymedicalaccess,transportation,andcare V




mostreferstowhichofthefollowing?
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A) Emergencypreparednessplan
B) Traumasystem
C) Resourcemanagement
D) Centraldeployment-Explanation:A)INCORRECT.Emergency b




preparednessplansareusuallydevelopedtoguidetheactionsofaspecificgroupof
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Vpeopleat theoutsetofanemergency,withthegoalofprotectingpeopleand/or
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property.Theygenerallywillnot addressthespecificsofmedicalcareortransport.
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B) INCORRECT. A trauma system is an organized, coordinated effort between
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facilities andresponderswithinadefined geographicarea to delivera fullrangeof care
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to injured patients. It does not address the coordination of basic (non-trauma)
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emergencycareortransportation.
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C) CORRECT.Resourcemanagement referstothecentralizedcoordinationofan b V




emergencyresponsesothatallvictimshaveequalaccess tobasicemergencycareand
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aretransported by certifiedpersonnel,in alicensedandequipped
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ambulance,toanappropriate facility. V




D) INCORRECT.Thecentralizedcoordinationofemergencymedicalaccess,
transportation, andcarewithin an EMSsystem is notreferredto as central
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deployment.
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6) Whichofthe followingBESTdescribesthepurposeofthemodernemergency
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medicalservices(EMS)system?
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A) Tohavetrainedpersonnelrespondquicklyandprovideemergencycareonthe
Vscene,duringtransport, andatthehospital
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